A comparison of vibrotactile thresholds obtained using different diagnostic equipment: The effect of contact conditions

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 85-89

  Whitehouse, Darren J ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand arm vibration syndrome; Normative data; Vibrotactile thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FINGER; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

EID: 0036461236     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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